The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-30

UlouceSUer, ana II. >. Sneerer 5 Rose D.
SUMMARY.
q. w. Simpson, b. S. Simpson ...............1 l
N. Z. Bean, blk. G. Hamitonian King........2 2
Fred Sheerer, b. S. Gloucester. ........... % 0
w. f. Sheerer b: m. Rose 5; ..................6 .
w. Allen, b. S. William Patchen........ ......4
Half mile heats, time 1.4213, 1.431a.
The three minute race was won by G. 7.
Spears Robert S.; Lady York, second (;
Fred, third; Donald S., fourth.
SUMMARY.
VIM YoTd, c6 m Lady York .....2
Charles Rawley, b. &. Fred. .............3 3 3 8
q L. Daggett, b. g. Donald S............4 A 4
Fred Sheerer, blk. s. Black Sultan. 8 s Or
Berry Bros CHI. m. Quincy. .............6 b
Time-2.5219, 2.531s, 2.4219, PAP.
The running race was won by A. B. Crock
ettS Bronco, Smiths Doctor was second,
Kendrick Robinson's Dick third, John Sui
livan's Don Pedro fourth. Half heats time,
LOO, 500, 80. The three year-old and 240
races take place tomorrow.
Trotting at Norway.
NORWAY, Sept 29.-The Oxford Fair
closed today, 10000 people being present. In
the races c. S. p. won the forty class in 2.37a.
Amos b. won the two-year-old half mile
race in 1.31. Robinson Deans Baby Dean,
made an exhibition mile in 3.26.
The Last Day at ReadfieId.
WINTHROP, Sept. 39.-Immense crowds
were present at the closing day of the Ken
nebec Agricultural Show and Fair at Read
field today. The weather was all that could
be desired AT 1890 the reports of the COM
mittees were made. At IL o'clock Rev. E.
bennett of Franklin, Mass, formerly of
Wayne, delivered the annual address. At
2.30 o'clock the baby show occurred at the
hall, at which was good exhibition of little
beauties.
The racing opened at / o'clock. The first,
the $50 class, was the race left unfinished
Wednesday. Great interest centered in this
race, as two heats had been won by Presto.
Kyte's horse, Monmouth, one by DIR. john
sons Victoria, of Augusta, and one by A.
N. Guilds Fanny Knox. of Augusta. The
fifth heat was captured by Victoria, the
sixth was a dead heat for running, the sew
enth and last was won by Victoria. Best
Time, z4Z3. Presto, was second, Fanny
fourth
In the 2.4O class three started, Tom Patch
en-, Jr., George b. Davis's of Readfield Pre-
mier; Albert Daggett's of Manchester, Sill
yer Knox. =. Sylvester's of Augusta, Pre-
the third; Silver Knox, the fourth, fifth and
sixth. Time, 2.444, 2.46, 249, 2.47, 2.46, 2.47.
This gave the first money to Silver Knox,
the second to Premier.
The third race was for all not entered in
the 2.40 class. The following contested /:
Gipsey, owned by Charles Hoyt of Win
throp o. Hood, owned by o. Hood of
Wayne; Fanny Knox, owned by A. NJ. Guild
Of Augusta Mazeppa, owned by Robert
Fox of Augusta; Baby, owned by j. II.
Whitney. of Augusta. o. Hood won in three
straight heats, Time, 24S, 2.514, 2.49 Fan
ny Knox was second, Gipsey third, Mazeppa
fourth.
The sweepstakes was a hard fought race
between Isabel, belonging to George r.
Palmer of Dover, and Snow Bird, owned by
A. d. Horne of Pennington. Isabel won
the first heat in 2.411 Snow Bird won the
second heat in 2.3Saa. Isabel won the third
and fourth in 2.40 and 2.43, this giving the
race to Isabel, Snow Bird being second, L.
81. c., owned by n. NJ. Cleveland of Skow
hogan, third.
The races were all interesting and held
the crowd to the close, which was not until
dark. Charles Fairbanks of Winthrop, the
driver of Premier, was thrown from his
sulky in the third heat of the forty race, by
the bit breaking. The horse ran around the
track, but was captured near the judges
stand. No serious damage was done except
TO the sulky.
The receipts have been the largest in the
history of the Society.
Custer Wins at CherYyfjeId